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Metabolic Singularities in Microsatellite-Stable Colorectal Cancer: Identifying Key Players in Immunosuppression to Improve the Immunotherapy Response. 

Gorría, Teresa; Sierra-Boada, Marina; Rojas, Mariam; Figueras, Carolina; Marín Martínez, Silvia; Madurga Díez, Sergio; Cascante i Serratosa, Marta; Maurel Santasusana, Joan (Publication date: 2026-03-03)

Although immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy is currently the standard of care in microsatellite-unstable (MSI) metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC), ICI therapy, alone or in combination with other therapies, is not a ...

Polo-like kinase 1 inhibitors in refractory colorectal cancer: deciphering the myth of synthetic lethality 

Rojas, Mariam; Gonzalez, Laura; Cascante i Serratosa, Marta; Maurel Santasusana, Joan (Publication date: 2026-02-02)

Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) remains a highly lethal disease because resistance to chemotherapy and targeted agents—including anti-VEGF and anti-EGFR therapies—emerges rapidly and universally. In RAS‑mutant mCRC, ...

Metabolic plasticity drives specific mechanisms of chemotherapy and targeted therapy resistance in metastatic colorectal cancer 

Rojas, Mariam; Manzi, Malena; Madurga Díez, Sergio; García Velásquez, Fernando Enrique; Romero, Maira Alejandra; Marín Martínez, Silvia; Cascante i Serratosa, Marta; Maurel Santasusana, Joan (Publication date: 2026-01-29)

Microsatellite-stable metastatic colorectal cancer (MSS mCRC) is currently treated with chemotherapy and targeted agents based on RAS and BRAF mutational status. Although these therapies offer initial benefit, most patients ...

Transcriptomic profiling of endothelial progenitor cells in post-COVID-19 patients: Insights at 3- and 6-month post-infection 

Poyatos Dorado, Paula; Gratacòs-Aurich, Miquel; Aguilar, Daniel; Luque, Neus; Bonnin Vilaplana, Marc; Eizaguirre, Saioa; Cascante i Serratosa, Marta; Orriols Martínez, Ramon; Tura-Ceide, Olga (Publication date: 2026-01-27)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused significant global morbidity since 2019. Long COVID, characterized by persistent symptoms after acute infection, may involve endothelial injury. We ...

Design of a true bivalent ligand with picomolar affinity for a G protein-coupled receptor homodimer 

Pulido, Daniel; Casadó Anguera, Verònica; Pérez-Benito, Laura; Moreno Guillén, Estefanía; Cordomí, Arnau; López, Laura; Cortés Tejedor, Antonio; Ferré, Sergi; Pardo, Leonardo; Casadó, Vicent; Royo Expósito, Miriam (Publication date: 2026-01-23)

Bivalent ligands have emerged as chemical tools to study G protein-coupled receptor dimers. Using a combination of computational, chemical, and biochemical tools, here we describe the design of bivalent ligand 13 with high ...

Towards biomimetic electrochromatography: Fast method for the Abraham's characterization of solute-solvent interactions in micellar and microemulsion electrokinetic systems 

Idrees, Rabia; Subirats i Vila, Xavier; Amézqueta, Susana; Rosés Pascual, Martí (Publication date: 2026-01-16)

This study presents a fast method for the characterization of solute-solvent interactions in micellar and microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography based on the linear solvation energy relationships proposed by Abraham. ...

Intergenerational effects of maternal childhood maltreatment on newborns' stress regulation: The role of maternal depressive symptoms 

San Martín-Gonzalez, Nerea; Moya-Higueras, Jorge; Eixarch Roca, Elisenda; Castro-Quintas, Águeda; Marques-Feixa, Laia; Crispi Brillas, Fàtima; Daura-Corral, Maria; de la Fuente-Tomás, Lorena; Monteserín-García, José Luis; García Portilla, María Paz; Fañanás Saura, Lourdes (Publication date: 2024-12-03)

Background: Maternal childhood maltreatment (CM) has been repeatedly associated with negative offspring's emotional outcomes. The dysregulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis has emerged as the main ...

Approach to cis-Phlegmarine Alkaloids via Stereodivergent Reduction: Total Synthesis of (+)-Serratezomine E and Putative Structure of (−)-Huperzine N 

Bosch, Caroline; Fiser, Bela; Gómez-Bengoa, Enrique; Bradshaw, Ben; Bonjoch i Sesé, Josep (Publication date: 2019-02-19)

A unified strategy for the synthesis of the cisphlegmarine group of alkaloids is presented, leading to the first synthesis of serratezomine E (1) as well as the putative structure of huperzine N (2). A contrasteric ...

Subcellular localisation of truncated MAGEL2 proteins: insight into the molecular pathology of Schaaf-Yang syndrome 

Centeno-Pla, Mónica; Alcaide-Consuegra, Estefanía; Gibson, Sophie; Prat-Planas, Aina; Gutiérrez-Ávila, Juan Diego; Grinberg Vaisman, Daniel Raúl; Urreizti, Roser; Rabionet Janssen, Raquel; Balcells Comas, Susana (Publication date: 2024-12-13)

Schaaf-Yang syndrome (SYS) is an ultra-rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by truncating mutations in <em>MAGEL2</em> Heterologous expression of wild-type (WT) or a truncated (p.Gln638*) C-terminal HA-tagged MAGEL2 ...

Unraveling the Effects of PPARβ/δ on Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Disease 

Vázquez Carrera, Manuel (Publication date: 2020-05-25)

Insulin resistance precedes dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) development. Preclinical evidence suggests that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) β/δ activators may prevent and treat obesity-induced ...

Access to enantiopure 4-substituted 1,5-aminoalcohols from phenylglycinol-derived δ-lactams: synthesis of Haliclona alkaloiods 

Amat Tusón, Mercedes; Guignard, Guillaume Michel Pablo; Llor Brunés, Núria; Bosch Cartes, Joan (Publication date: 2016-05-30)

LiNH2BH3-promoted reductive opening of 8-substituted phenylglycinol-derived oxazolopiperidone lactams leads to enantiopure 4-substituted-5-aminopentanols, which are used as starting building blocks in the synthesis of the ...

Evaluation of the Ability of PAMPA Membranes to Emulate Biological Processes through the Abraham Solvation Parameter Model 

Soriano-Meseguer, Sara; Fuguet i Jordà, Elisabet; Port, Adriana; Rosés Pascual, Martí (Publication date: 2024-03-05)

Two parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (PAMPA) systems intended for emulating skin permeability have been characterized through the solvation parameter model of Abraham using multilinear regression analysis. ...

Equations for the Correlation and Prediction of Partition Coefcients of Neutral Molecules and Ionic Species in the Water-Isopropanol Solvent System 

Abraham, Michael H.; Acree Jr, William E.; Pérez Ràfols, Clara; Rosés Pascual, Martí (Publication date: 2022-04-13)

We use literature data on solubilities of 46 compounds in the water-isopropanol (IPA) system to obtain the corresponding partition coefficients, P, for transfer from water to water- IPA mixtures. We have then used our ...

Placental epigenetic signatures of maternal distress in glucocorticoid-related genes and newborn outcomes: A study of Spanish primiparous women 

Castro-Quintas, Águeda; Palma-Gudiel, Helena; Eixarch Roca, Elisenda; San Martín-Gonzalez, Nerea; Röh, Simone; Sauer, Susann; Rex-Haffner, Monika; Monteserín-García, José Luis; de la Fuente-Tomás, Lorena; Crispi Brillas, Fàtima; García-Portilla González, María Paz, 1962-; Binder, Elisabeth B.; Fañanás Saura, Lourdes (Publication date: 2024-11-26)

Maternal stress during pregnancy can impact offspring health, increasing the risk of neuropsychiatric disorders. The human placenta plays a crucial role in understanding this effect, influencing fetal programming as it ...

Characterization of solute-solvent interactions in liquid chromatography systems: A fast method based on Abraham's linear solvation energy relationships 

Redón, Lídia; Beiranvand, Mahmoud Safar; Subirats i Vila, Xavier; Rosés Pascual, Martí (Publication date: 2023-09-20)

The Abraham's solvation parameter model, based on linear solvation energy relationships (LSER), allows the accurate characterization of the selectivity of chromatographic systems according to solute-solvent interactions ...

Multi-center analysis of the SLC6A3/DAT1 VNTR haplotype in persistent ADHD suggests differential involvement of the gene in childhood and persistent ADHD 

Franke, Barbara; Arias Vasquez, Alejandro; Johansson, Stefan; Hoogman, Martine; Romanos, Jasmin; Boreatti-Hümmer, Andrea; Heine, Monika; Jacob, Christian P.; Lesch, Klaus-Peter; Casas, Miquel; Ribasés Haro, Marta; Bosch, Rosa; Sánchez Mora, Cristina; Gómez-Barros, Núria; Fernàndez Castillo, Noèlia; Bayés, Mònica; Halmøy, Anne; Halleland, Helene; Landaas, Elisabeth T.; Fasmer, Ole B.; Knappskog, Per M.; Heister, Angelien J.G.A.M.; Kiemeney, Lambertus A.; Kooij, J.J. Sandra; Boonstra, A. Marije; Kan, Cees C.; Asherson, Philip; Faraone, Stephen V.; Buitelaar, Jan K.; Haavik, Jan; Cormand Rifà, Bru; Ramos-Quiroga, Josep Antoni; Reif, Andreas (Publication date: 2025-01-24)

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders with a worldwide prevalence around 4–5% in children and 1–4% in adults. Although ADHD is highly heritable and familial ...

Enantioselective protecting group-free synthesis of 1-S-ethyl-4-substituted quinolizidines 

Amat Tusón, Mercedes; Semak, Vladislav; Escolano Mirón, Carmen; Molins i Grau, Elies; Bosch Cartes, Joan (Publication date: 2019-01-28)

A practical enantioselective protecting group-free four-step route to the key quinolizidinone 6 from phenylglycinol-derived bicyclic lactam 1 is reported. The Grignard addition reaction to 6 takes place stereoselectively ...

Cannabis use in male and female first episode of non-affective psychosis patients: long-term clinical, neuropsychological and functional differences 

Setien Suero, Esther; Neergaard, Karl; Ramirez Bonilla, Mariluz; Correa Ghisays, Patricia; Fañanás Saura, Lourdes; Crepo Facorro, Benedicto; Ayesa Arriola, Rosa (Publication date: 2019-03-27)

BACKGROUND: Numerous studies show the existence of a high prevalence of cannabis use among patients with psychosis. However, the differences between men and women who debut with a first episode of psychosis (FEP) regarding ...

Exposure of adolescent mice to 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone increases the psychostimulant, rewarding and reinforcing effects of cocaine in adulthood 

López Arnau, Raúl; Luján, Miguel Á.; Duart Castells, Leticia; Pubill Sánchez, David; Camarasa García, Jordi; Valverde, Olga; Escubedo Rafa, Elena (Publication date: 2020-07-03)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is a synthetic cathinone with powerful psychostimulant effects. It selectively inhibits the dopamine transporter (DAT) and is 10-50-fold more potent as a DAT ...

Oral administration of a new HRI activator as a new strategy to improve high-fat-died-induced glucose intolerance, hepatic steatosis and hypertriglyceridemia through FGF21 

Zarei, Mohammad; Pujol Bech, Eugènia; Quesada López, Tania Paloma; Villarroya i Gombau, Francesc; Barroso Fernández, Emma; Vázquez Cruz, Santiago; Pizarro Delgado, Javier; Palomer Tarridas, Francesc Xavier; Vázquez Carrera, Manuel (Publication date: 2019-07-08)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) has emerged as a therapeutic strategy for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus due to its antidiabetic effects, and this has led to the development of FGF21 longacting ...

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